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The role played by bus drivers is fundamental in as much, as they are in charge of the transport of people, therefore the optimal labor yield of the bus drivers is key to assure, the users of the public transport, a safe, worthy and satisfactory trip. The objective of this investigation was to propose a questionnaire to evaluate some psychological factors and of labor yield of the conductors of buses of the company Paracito, S.A. The instrument is composed by eight variables: familiar self-esteem, masculinity, family relationships, couple relationships, and labor satisfaction, customer service, drug consumption, and labor day, each variable counts with between six and twelve reagents and are conformed by a scale type Likert. At the moment, it is precise to advance in the application and quantitative validation of the same among bus drivers of different companies in order to count on empirical data that will reinforce the validity and trustworthiness of the same [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper gives the results of a study that was based on exploration in self-esteem in two ethnic groups (Térrabas and Borucas). In this, 170 young people participated: 72 Térrabas and 98 Borucas. Both cases show good results with respect to the personal identity of young participants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Through an exploratory study surveyed 460 drivers of cars, interested in reviewing the interaction between the handling of errors, the purpose of increasing the speed and socio-demographic variables, driving vehicles and the routes that generally are in use. The results show two scales, that because of its psychometric data, it can be used in the country to study the Psychology of the Transport. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article explores some of the elements that are part of ethnic identity of the Huetar indigenous people in Quitirrisi of Mora by means of a quantitative methodology. To investigate such variable, 90 people from the community answered a questionnaire. The results indicated that the group maintains a high level of ethnic identity. Also, some relevant factors for keeping the cultural identity were: their traditions from ancestors, living in the reserve and the indigenous blood. The data revealed some important information since they show a different perspective about the belonging feeling to an ethnic group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]